RDRAM, DDR, and DDR2

[ilovesocks]

My comp uses RDRAM, and it's three years old, but doesn't seem to be outdated. Out of RDRAM, DDR, and DDR2, which is the best?

 

[gaara]

I'd say DDR, I've heard that DDR2 has some problems, and I have no idea what RDRAM is, but it sounds similar to SDRAM, which is absolute garbage.

 

[ilovesocks]

haha hey now

RDRAM is Rambus Dynamic RAM, and it's rare, and it's expensive. Other than that, i dunno, but it's not garbage or SDRAM

 

[millerhighlife_]

RDRAM is far from garbage. It performs rather well and the only reason it isn't more widely used is it's $$. My Dell that I just disassembled to sell the parts used RDRAM. I only had 256mb of it but I could easly play games and run software that had a minimum requirement of 512mb of ram. Plus DDR performs better for gamers and is rather inexpensive.

 

[gaara]

Wow, just did a google on it, and it says it has an 800mhz data transfer rate?!?!

 

[millerhighlife_]

If I remember right it was gonna cost me like $250+ to get 512mb of it when I wonted to upgrade it like a year ago. That might be why you don't see much of it. Lol !

 

[ChipX]

RDRAM is old but still ahead of its time.

 

[gaara]

Yeah, wow, that's insane, and that's 3 years old eh? What was the fastest back then, SDRAM 100mhz maybe?

You sir have good memory.

 

[Kadahaf]

DDR is like the beta "new" ddr isnt it ?, just like the DDR3?

 

[ChipX]

huh?